Public enlightenment is the foundation of democracy

from the preamble of the code of ethics of the
Society of Professional Journalists. >>wikiLink<<

"... public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice
and the foundation of democracy.

The duty of the journalist is to further those ends
by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues."

As with every standard of conduct
there those who talk the talk, and don't walk the walk.

A standard is worth nothing; and there is no difference
between the greatest standard and the least, if neither is enforced.

Albuquerque journalists are violating their code of ethics;
because they are not accountable to their code of ethics.


If asked, they will say that they are accountable.
If asked to prove it, they can not.


Good ole boys clubs don't publish membership lists.

I am assuming that the following people are the
the good ole boys, who are reasonably responsible for
the ignorance of (voter) stakeholders regarding
the ethics and accountability scandal in the highest
levels of the leadership of the APS.


Thomas J Lang, Albuquerque Journal
Phill Casaus, Albuquerque Tribune
Kent Walz, Albuquerque Journal
Michelle Donaldson, KRQE News
Thomas Pearl, KOAT News
Sue Stephens, KOB News

Ladies and gentlemen,
Is there even one of you who will explain, defend, or even acknowledge
your apparent failure to seek the truth and provide
a fair and comprehensive account,with respect to credible allegations*
of public corruption and criminal conspiracy
in the leadership of the APS?

Any answer except yes, means no.




*For starters, the senior administration and school board have;

• have abdicated as role models for students, by excepting themselves from accountability to the student standard of conduct.
• deliberately and methodically excepted themselves from accountability to any meaningful standard of conduct at all,
  even the law.
• funneled enormous amounts of money to the Modrall law firm for the purpose of litigating exception from accountability for their conduct and competence as public servants.
• steadfastly refused to begin an immediate full scale forensic audit of the administration of the public trust and treasure in the administration of the APS.
• steadfastly refused to surrender public records of spending at the Uptown Administrative Complex,
  
• steadfastly refused to surrender public records of public corruption and criminal conspiracy in the leadership of the APS (police dept), and
  
• steadfastly refused to surrender public records of the relationship between the leadership of the APS and the Modrall.